Pardon me if the things in my head as I write this appear somewhat haphazard and disorganized. Don’t blame the text you read, for it is only a reflection of its source – my head. Hopefully, it will be a series. Hope I can keep up though.
1. Fuel subsidy, Baba suwe and NDLEA, National awards, PDP vs Sylva, Farida Waziri… and the list go on. Can I get a breather please? I mean, a day without any silly headline that will make me unprovoked? What one story that made headline in the dailies found a way to inspire me? The death of Alex Ibru. Exactly what is inspring about the death of Alex Ibru? Recall that on 2 February 1996 this man his car was sprayed with machine gun fire from unidentified men who had trailed him in a deep-blue Peugeot. Both Ibru and the editor-in-chief Femi Kusa were flown to England for treatment of their injuries. This man hung unto life and stunned the doctors who were skeptical of his chances of survival in the first place. Lesson: the man who will die is he who has been appointed and commissioned to die by the creator. A new sense of hope and joy came upon me as I read about his death. The Nigerian ruler who kills, loots, lies and lives off all manners of evil practices should know that death is inevitable. No amount of protection, whether physical or spiritual can shield you from death when it beckons. The Nigerian populace will cheat death for as long as it is necessary just as Alex Ibru did, against all odds until that day salvation steers us in the face. RIP Alex Ibru.
2. Once engaged in a discussion with a friend, he said: “but these Libyans were gullible and naïve. How could they allow one man to rule and dominate them for over 40 years?” well, my good friend, I hope you also classify Nigerians in that category as well. The PDP can boast of ruling Nigeria for 23 out of the 51 years of Nigeria’s self rule. Muammar Gaddafi on the other hand led Libya for 42 out of the 60 years of Libya’s self rule. Talking about the difference between 6 and half dozen. Remember who said this: ‘We will continue to make it and PDP will continue forever as the dominant political party in Nigeria?’ Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party {PDP}, Alhaji Kawu Baraje, Wednesday 7 September 2011. Maybe Libyans were naïve and gullible, but right now they have made a strong case for themselves. They have made a point. They set themselves from the shackles of torture and inequality. They demanded for independence and they got it. They wanted liberation and they got it. Can we say the same for Nigeria and her kwashiorkor stricken people? Can we say the same for the wailing Nigerians? Like the legendary Fela Anikulapo Kuti said: “we are suffering and smiling”. How long will this last? When will Nigerians decide to stop tweeting, writing, talking, wishing, hoping and start acting? Until that day the PDP can as well continue their jolly ride. I hope it won’t be forever though.
